Dhaka: In a relief to Bangladesh&rsquo;s former premier and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah yesterday granted her bail in nine cases &mdash; one for sedition and others for a deadly transport blockade. The sedition case was filed by a Supreme Court lawyer over her remarks against liberation war martyrs.
<img title="Khaleda Zia" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Khaleda-Zia.jpg" alt="Khaleda Zia" /> Khaleda Zia arrives at a court in Dhaka. Pic/AFP
Speaking at a discussion on December 21 last year, 70-year-old Zia had &ldquo;expressed doubts&rdquo; about the casualty figures of the 1971 liberation war with Pakistan.
The ruling Awami League, 1971 veterans and members of the martyred families had sharply reacted to Zia&rsquo;s comments with some of them even calling her the &ldquo;agent of Pakistan&rdquo;. The court came up with the bail order after Zia surrendered before it seeking bail in the case.
The court also granted bail to Zia in eight arson attack cases where Zia and 27 leaders of her party have been accused of instigating the firebombing in Dhaka as part of a deadly campaign against the&nbsp;government.
The court fixed October 10 for the next date of hearing.

A court granted the former Bangladesh premier relief in nine cases &mdash; one of sedition and eight related to a deadly transport blockade

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia gets bail in sedition case too

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